Letter to the Editor: Closing LJHS Pool Would Harm Health, Funding and Local Trust
Cutting Pool Program Could Cost Community More Than It Saves I am writing as someone familiar with budgets and community program development. I have a master’s in organizational management from Regis University. I also regularly utilize the pool...
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Ty Winter: It’s the People’s Government, Not the Government’s People — A Call for Accountability in Colorado
It is the People’s Government, Not the Government’s People By Assistant Minority Leader, Ty Winter On the opening day of the 2026 legislative session, I told the press something simple but fundamental: It is not the government’s people. It i...
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Rocky Ford Councilman Thomas Mullins Apologizes for Cowardice, Calls for Roberts Resignation in Letter to Community
Rocky Ford Ward III Councilman Thomas Mullins Calls for Professionalism and Fairness Amid Concerns Over Council Issues As Council Member for Ward III, I want to thank all the citizens who spoke last night, regardless of whether your comments were ...
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Cutsforth Family Expresses Gratitude for Plaque Dedication at Rocky Ford Gym
To the Community of Rocky Ford, It is from the bottom of my heart I wish to thank you all for everything you have given to the Cutsforth family. My father, Allen Cutsforth, loved Rocky Ford and everyone in this community. He dedicated his entire l...
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Letter to the Editor from Prowers County Coroner Tommy Dunagan
Letter to the Editor from Prowers County Coroner Tommy Dunagan I would like the opportunity to address several inaccuracies and misrepresentations that were made at the county commission meeting I participated in yesterday on 6/4 and contained in ...
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Letter to the Editor: Citizens in Support of a La Junta Dog Park
Letter to the Editor: Citizens in Support of a La Junta Dog Park We are just a grassroots group of people who love dogs and have been discussing a mutual dream of having an off-leash dog park in La Junta. We’ve shared our dream with other local ...
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Letter to the Editor: Live Animals, Reenactors Heart of Bent's Fort by Brett Mills
Letter to National Park Service Intermountain Region Director by Brett Mills "This email is in regards to the recent changes that have been, and are currently being proposed to be made at Bents' Fort National Historic National Historic Site in sou...
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Bents Old Fort: Local Officials Urge Preservation of Unique Tourist Attraction
Bents Old Fort: Local Officials Urge Preservation of Unique Tourist Attraction Otero County, Colorado – February 7, 2024 - In a heartfelt letter addressed to the National Park Service, officials from Otero County, Colorado express their strong s...
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Letter to the Editor Concerning Bent's Old Fort: Good Cats are Hard to Find by Duke Frazier
Letter to the Editor Concerning Bent's Old Fort: Good Cats are Hard to Find By Duke Frazier For 16 years it stood the test of time, a hub of international commerce, a place where cultures inter-mixed, a place where lives began and lives ended. It ...
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Letter to the Editor: Staffords Call for Bent's Old Fort Public Meeting
Letter to the Editor: Staffords Call for Bent's Old Fort Public Meeting Historians tell us that Bent's Old Fort was never attacked. Now, it seems, this grand reconstruction of the fabled fort is being attacked from within, leaving La Junta's one m...
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